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Wasted on the Way

1982 single by Crosby, Stills & Nash

"Wasted On The Way"

Single by Crosby, Stills & Nash

from the album Daylight Again

B-side

"Delta"

Released

1982

Recorded

1981

Genre

Folk rock, rock

Length

2:52

Label

Atlantic

Songwriter(s)

Graham Nash

Producer(s)

Crosby, Stills and Nash

Crosby, Stills & Nash singles chronology

"Just a Song Before I Go"
(1977)

"Wasted On The Way"
(1982)

"Southern Cross"
(1982)

"Wasted on the Way" is a 1982 song by American folk rock band Crosby, Stills & Nash, featuring harmony vocals by Timothy B. Schmit. It was their first top 10 hit in five years, and peaked at #9 on the Billboard Hot 100 singles charts in August 1982.^[1] On the Adult Contemporary chart, "Wasted on the Way" was the group's biggest hit on the chart, peaking at number two for five weeks.^[2] It appeared on the band's 1982 album Daylight Again. The B-side was the David Crosby composition "Delta".

Personnel

David Crosby — vocals
Stephen Stills — vocals, guitars
Graham Nash — vocals

Additional musicians

Timothy B. Schmit — vocals
Joel Bernstein — acoustic guitar
Craig Doerge — keyboards
Bob Glaub — bass
Russ Kunkel — drums
Joe Lala — percussion
Wayne Goodwin — fiddle
Michael Stergis — guitars

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (1982)	Peak position
Australia (Kent Music Report)^[3]	96
US Billboard Hot 100	9

Year-end charts

Year-end chart (1982)	Rank
US Top Pop Singles (Billboard)^[4]	57

References

^ Whitburn, Joel (2004). The Billboard Book of Top 40 Hits, 8th Edition (Billboard Publications)
^ Whitburn, Joel (2002). Top Adult Contemporary: 1961-2001. Record Research. p. 67.
^ Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 (illustrated ed.). St Ives, N.S.W.: Australian Chart Book. p. 77. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.
^ "Talent in Action : Top Pop Singles". Billboard. Vol. 94, no. 51. December 25, 1982. p. TIA-20.